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romney could speak about obama care the way mr. santorum does, not simply as a policy disagreement, but as a threat to our freedom, he would be locking up the nomination." are they right, joe? >> if it was a threat to our freedom, why did the heritage foundation, which is the source of all wisdom for the right wing of the republican party, first come up with mandates? mean, is the heritage foundation a threat to our freedom? was newt gingrich a threat to our freedom when he wanted a mandate? i don't think that argument is going to fly very far when you have a real debate over this. just the way i think that the attack on health care reform is going to falter when people understand better what the health care reform actually is. there are still polls that show that people don't understand what the bill really does. even, you know, two years later. so -- and i think that is the fault of the white house in many ways, but still, we're going to -- if we're going to have a real debate over this, i'm not so sure that being the guy who can
romney could speak about obama care the way mr. santorum does, not simply as a policy disagreement, but as a threat to our freedom, he would be locking up the nomination." are they right, joe? >> if it was a threat to our freedom, why did the heritage foundation, which is the source of all wisdom for the right wing of the republican party, first come up with mandates? mean, is the heritage foundation a threat to our freedom? was newt gingrich a threat to our freedom when he wanted a...
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but i'm all for mitt romney. i'm for everybody getting out. >> but none of the republican presidential candidates have any plans to get out. it could be a brutal battle to the finish. >>> he's all alone. this is his decision. nobody is standing there with him. >> the president makes his case for re-election with the look back on the past three years and some very big decisions. we're going to talk with the national press secretary. >>> we desperately need a game changing pick and none of the middle aged white guys are game changers. >> that's how sarah palin was picked for the republican presidential ticket. we give you a behind the scenes look at hbo's new movie "game change" with one of the
but i'm all for mitt romney. i'm for everybody getting out. >> but none of the republican presidential candidates have any plans to get out. it could be a brutal battle to the finish. >>> he's all alone. this is his decision. nobody is standing there with him. >> the president makes his case for re-election with the look back on the past three years and some very big decisions. we're going to talk with the national press secretary. >>> we desperately need a game...
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is romney no longer inevitable and does gingrich have a devious plan to stop mitt romney? >>> plus, the president and the british prime minister, a joint news conference one hour away. what will they say about the end game in afghanistan. america's defense chief arrives in afghan san in full damage control mode after a shooting rampage. live coverage from kabul coming up. >>> then, is a new film to fight bullying being silenced because of the r rating? >> we'll talk with the filmmaker behind it. lee hirsch. >>> i'm thomas roberts. the grits have hit the fan. rick santorum sweeping two deep southern state. once again shall the race for the gop nomination has hit the reset button. all that talk of romney being inevitable turned on its head. santorum showing true grit by taking both alabama and mississippi despite expectations. he might fall short. mitt romney's cheesy grits strategy clearly didn't work. he came in third. third place in both those
is romney no longer inevitable and does gingrich have a devious plan to stop mitt romney? >>> plus, the president and the british prime minister, a joint news conference one hour away. what will they say about the end game in afghanistan. america's defense chief arrives in afghan san in full damage control mode after a shooting rampage. live coverage from kabul coming up. >>> then, is a new film to fight bullying being silenced because of the r rating? >> we'll talk with...
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mitt romney has the ground game. and yet he could only beat us by a hair's breath margin. >> the real problem for the romney campaign, as david says, if you're going to try to change this narrative the next couple weeks does not look kind to him. you have a bunch of contests where mitt romney is not looking to do well in smaller caucuses. southern states where rick santorum has proved convincingly that he can do well. you're already beginning to hear the calls from the santorum crowd for mr. gingrich to leave because if that were to happen, you'd have a much more dramatic kind of clash of candidates between santorum and romney, if there wasn't a gingrich to kind of muck up that -- >> and you mentioned the conference call later today, and earlier today mitt romney was on cnbc. let me play what he had to say this morning about all of this. >> i'm prepared to fight all the way to become the nominee. and, you know, i was pleased with our success last night. obviously, we've got a very strong lead and delegates, a very st
mitt romney has the ground game. and yet he could only beat us by a hair's breath margin. >> the real problem for the romney campaign, as david says, if you're going to try to change this narrative the next couple weeks does not look kind to him. you have a bunch of contests where mitt romney is not looking to do well in smaller caucuses. southern states where rick santorum has proved convincingly that he can do well. you're already beginning to hear the calls from the santorum crowd for...
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that romney is a flip-flopper. and rick santorum's reaction to that is causing controversy. take a look. >> we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the etch-a-sketch candidate for the future. >> there is no doubt in my mind that if the choice is governor romney or barack obama, we would have no choice. barack obama's re-election will be a disaster for the united states, and we have an obligation -- >> do you wonder, matt, if this kind of a back and forth kind of might push these weary republican voters to just want it all over with? >> well, i do think that etch-a-sketch thing does -- it's one of those symbols that explode, especially in our 24-hour news cycle these days that kind of define a campaign. i think that will stick with romney. >> you do? >> i do think it will stick with romney, because obama is going to make sure in the fall if romney is the man that we hear all about the flip flops, there will be repeats of the kind of wind surfing kind of ads we saw back a few y
that romney is a flip-flopper. and rick santorum's reaction to that is causing controversy. take a look. >> we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the etch-a-sketch candidate for the future. >> there is no doubt in my mind that if the choice is governor romney or barack obama, we would have no choice. barack obama's re-election will be a disaster for the united states, and we have an obligation -- >> do you wonder, matt, if this kind of...
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of romney 2.0 is authentic. to your point, they believe the guy who ran massachusetts is the real mitt romney but he can't get elected in a republican primary. >> i fear religion is playing a larger role than has been acknowledged which is a sad commentary. i think the lds status of mitt romney, his membership in the church, how else to explain he can't get to 30% in the south? >> here is what i think. i don't think him being mormon in itself is totally disqualifying in the south, but i think the fact that he has trouble relating to them culturally on other issues and seems a bit removed and has struggled to connect with ordinary folks, when you throw in the fact he has a different religion and he can't relate to them either in their faith tradition, it just adds another obstacle. >> you might be right but i looked at some of the exit surveys for tennessee in particular where three-quarters of the folks were saying i need somebody like me when it comes to religion to vote for them. i say it's not a theocracy, it
of romney 2.0 is authentic. to your point, they believe the guy who ran massachusetts is the real mitt romney but he can't get elected in a republican primary. >> i fear religion is playing a larger role than has been acknowledged which is a sad commentary. i think the lds status of mitt romney, his membership in the church, how else to explain he can't get to 30% in the south? >> here is what i think. i don't think him being mormon in itself is totally disqualifying in the south,...
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that is mitt romney's sub text. he's been here, there and everywhere across the political spectrum. >> whether this was a deliberate campaign strategy to send a message that we'll come back to the left after the nomination. >> as a writer, i have to give eric bernstrom some credit, he had a very vibrant image that mitt romney's opponents haven't been able to come up with. it's been such an incredible image, like larry said, those suspicions that people have about romney. >> the people who vote in the largest numbers, are the people who grew up using an etch a sketch. i'm not sure children these days know very much about it, but it was part of our child hoods, right? >> i always tell people the etch a sketch taught me that i had no artistic ability whatsoever. so i'm very grateful. >> i'm sure this happened on the heels of the jeb bush endorseme endorsement. and larry you tweeted about it. a popular florida ex-governor with a latino wife and you got tons of responses, didn't you? >> i did. i was surprised, it kind of
that is mitt romney's sub text. he's been here, there and everywhere across the political spectrum. >> whether this was a deliberate campaign strategy to send a message that we'll come back to the left after the nomination. >> as a writer, i have to give eric bernstrom some credit, he had a very vibrant image that mitt romney's opponents haven't been able to come up with. it's been such an incredible image, like larry said, those suspicions that people have about romney. >>...
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. >> mitt romney. >> i looked at mitt romney's record. i can't figure out what he stands for. >> i just don't relate to romney. >> he doesn't have the strength to stand up against obama. >> newt gingrich can beat obama. >> not everyone in washington likes newt but maybe that's a good thing. >> interesting message. what do you make of it? >> i really think this is the dying gasp of a personal vendetta that gingrich has. he has really been out of the conversation. he is really only competitive in perhaps georgia his home state and maybe oklahoma. he is trying to get back into the conversation. i don't think he is going to do it. these ads may help santorum more than gingrich. >> rick santorum would love to hear that. we should remind folks these ads aren't just about the republicans. the rnc has released an ad targeting the president. let's play that one. >> so there you have the ad accusing the president of being more concerned with fundraising and focusing on the economy although it doesn't mention economic improvement as of late. can thi
. >> mitt romney. >> i looked at mitt romney's record. i can't figure out what he stands for. >> i just don't relate to romney. >> he doesn't have the strength to stand up against obama. >> newt gingrich can beat obama. >> not everyone in washington likes newt but maybe that's a good thing. >> interesting message. what do you make of it? >> i really think this is the dying gasp of a personal vendetta that gingrich has. he has really been out of...
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jeb bush has endorsed mitt romney. of course, bush was probably the most frequently heard name, along with maybe chris christie and mitch daniels for somebody who would be a white knight who would vid into a contested convention. but here's the statement that we just got from the former florida governor. ting chi part of it is this -- from the romney perspective, primary elections have been held in 34 states and now is the time for the republicans to unite behind governor romney. so the influential former governor jeb bush endorsing mitt romney. we'll have a lot more on that coming up. >>> right now, the president is on his way to vegas as part of a four-state tour this week to highlight energy policies as gas prices, of course, continue to rise. the national average now $3.86 a gallon, up more than 30 cents from a year ago. the president's first stop will be at the nation's largest operating solar cell plant which uses nearly 1 million solar panels to power 17,000 homes. coral davenport is a correspondent for "nationa
jeb bush has endorsed mitt romney. of course, bush was probably the most frequently heard name, along with maybe chris christie and mitch daniels for somebody who would be a white knight who would vid into a contested convention. but here's the statement that we just got from the former florida governor. ting chi part of it is this -- from the romney perspective, primary elections have been held in 34 states and now is the time for the republicans to unite behind governor romney. so the...
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santorum has a chance of giving romney a big shot there in that state or romney could continue his momentum. >> the issue of mitt romney, the front-runners being called into question in terms of how soon he will take up that status. the front page of the "new york times" yesterday hitting on that point, talking about how the candidates are preparing for a brokered convention even though here is what john mccain and rnc chairman said earlier. >> i don't think it's going to happen. >> we're not making plans now for a brokered convention. we have rules to handle any possibility and obviously we're going to follow those rules. >> so what are you hearing? is that happening? are they preparing? >> well, the candidates on both sides are preparing for the possibility of a contested convention where neither of the candidates or any of the candidates get enough of those 1,044 delegates to walk into tampa as the nominee. romney talking to lawyers and really looking at this possibility. this seemed unlikely five, six, seven months ago when it was clear romney had the best organization that he had, the
santorum has a chance of giving romney a big shot there in that state or romney could continue his momentum. >> the issue of mitt romney, the front-runners being called into question in terms of how soon he will take up that status. the front page of the "new york times" yesterday hitting on that point, talking about how the candidates are preparing for a brokered convention even though here is what john mccain and rnc chairman said earlier. >> i don't think it's going to...
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of a perfect or even semiperfect alternative to romney and say, you know, the rational choice is romney. we're better off ending this sooner rather than later f. that happens, it will be the voters who will decide because they will have looked at santorum, they will have seen his momentum and said, you know what, that's nice, maybe inspires me to a certain level. but my rational mind is telling me we need to end this process. it's bleeding romney of support among independents right now the longer this goes on. and it's a subtextual dynamic of tonight, of super tuesday and of the entire romney message. >> if rick santorum wins ohio, he can say not only, i am the alternati alternative, but i am the person who can fight on obama's battleground, which is hay peeling to middle class, blue-collar americans, because he's going to say, look at what i did in ohio. and i'm wondering -- i'm going to play this clip from ann romney. and we're going to play the whole thing. but it plays into this perception that mitt romney is out of touch, whether you call them notionals or whatever, going in part f
of a perfect or even semiperfect alternative to romney and say, you know, the rational choice is romney. we're better off ending this sooner rather than later f. that happens, it will be the voters who will decide because they will have looked at santorum, they will have seen his momentum and said, you know what, that's nice, maybe inspires me to a certain level. but my rational mind is telling me we need to end this process. it's bleeding romney of support among independents right now the...
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i think we've got a lot of variables at this point. >> mitt romney was trying to connect. i don't know if you stayed up to see jaime plascencia leno last night, but he asked santorum about being his vice president. >> in this days, rick santorum's a good guy. we have differences and background and the differences on some issues. but basically a good guy, and i'm happy with him saying he wants to be in an administration with me. if he's the v.p., that's better. i'd rather be the president and he be the vice president. >> put the odds or chances on a romney/santorum ticket. >> zero. and this is the difference, this guy can't honestly say what he feels. we know there's contention there when we saw santorum last week, there's an authenticity about him that romney will never have because it's not him. >> you want to give me a percentage? >> there's a higher percentage of -- i don't even know. i don't think it's going to happen. at this point, there's a lot of bad blood and it's just -- there's no way. there's -- i just can't see it. >> thanks to both of you. >>> we also want to
i think we've got a lot of variables at this point. >> mitt romney was trying to connect. i don't know if you stayed up to see jaime plascencia leno last night, but he asked santorum about being his vice president. >> in this days, rick santorum's a good guy. we have differences and background and the differences on some issues. but basically a good guy, and i'm happy with him saying he wants to be in an administration with me. if he's the v.p., that's better. i'd rather be the...
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just in case romney doesn't get the number of delegates he needs to win, 1,144. that's why he's staying in on that chance, you know, he could still have a shot. >> yeah, meantime, there's new .olls, interesting stuff out president obama's beating mitt romney in three key swing states. look at this, in florida, by 49-42, ohio, 47% to 41%, pennsylvania by three points. he does even better among women, and no one has won the white house since 1960 without carrying at least two of these states. do you think democrats are feeling more confident now, karen? >> we're saying democrats shouldn't get cocky, but it's evident the polls are saying 53% of americans, voters do not like -- are. >> 53% like ability rating of president obama, mitt romney the likability, 34%. 34%. >> here's the thing, we know mitt romney, this is not his first go round at this rodeo. there's nothing new. and the whole etch-a-sketch thing was poignant because it underscored this was a man willing to pander for anything and everything. and at this juncture in our history, i think we need a president
just in case romney doesn't get the number of delegates he needs to win, 1,144. that's why he's staying in on that chance, you know, he could still have a shot. >> yeah, meantime, there's new .olls, interesting stuff out president obama's beating mitt romney in three key swing states. look at this, in florida, by 49-42, ohio, 47% to 41%, pennsylvania by three points. he does even better among women, and no one has won the white house since 1960 without carrying at least two of these...